Parish register of:-

St Mary Magdalene, Wethersfield

The bottom of the pages in the Wethersfield parish register are in poor condition so it is possible certain entries were missed.

Baptisms. 1647-1700.

  1. ?? ??? 1652 Rebecca daughter of John ffitch.
  2. 1. Oct 1658 William son of Samuell ffitch.
  3. 5 May 1662 Ann daughter of Samuell ffitch.
  4. 25 Feb 1665 Thomas son of Thomas ffitch.
  5. 19 Jan 1681 Thomas son of Samuell ffitch.
    Note, there is a gap in the registers from 1683-1700.
  6. 19 Dec 1704 Thomas son of Thomas Fitch.
  7. 19 Jul 1706 John son of Thomas Fitch.
  8. 01 Jul 1709 Jeremy son of Thomas Fitch.
  9. 02 Jul 1723 Elizabeth daughter of Samuel Fitch.
  10. 13 Sep 1724 Samuel son of Samuel Fitch
  11. 02 Apr 1727 Anna daughter of Samuel Fitch
  12. 02 May 1729 Anna daughter of Samuel Fitch
  13. 16 Sep 1734 John son of Mr. John Fitch.
  14. 08 Apr 1735 Hanna daughter of Mr. Thomas Fitch.
  15. 08 May 1737 Thomas Fitch.
  16. 05 Feb 1737/8 Grace daughter of Thomas Fitch 2 years old.
  17. 05 Feb 1737/8 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Fitch.
  18. 01 Jun 1738 Thomas son of John Fitch. 2 years old.
  19. 15 Jul 1739 Thomas son of Thomas Fitch.
  20. 16 Nov 1740 Aesther daughter of Thomas & Margaret Fitch.
  21. 26 Jun 1743 Thomas son of Ephraim Finch (or is it Fitch?)
  22. 03 Jun 1744 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  23. 22 Jun 1748 Thomas, John, and Mary, three children of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  24. 27 May 1753 Samuel son of Samuel & Rose Fitch.
  25. 07 Sep 1755 John son of Samuel & Rose Fitch
  26. 03 Jul 1757 William son of Samuel & Rose Fitch
  27. 13 Jul 1760 Keziah natural daughter of Elizabeth Fitch.
  28. 23 Nov 1760 Joseph son of Samuel & Rose Fitch.
  29. 19 Feb 1764 Sarah daughter of Thomas & Mary Fitch.
  30. 02 Jul 1767 Thomas son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  31. 31 Jul 1769 Nathaniel Payne son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  32. 11 May 1773 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  33. 26 Sep 1773 Daniel son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  34. 19 Dec 1775 Sarah daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  35. 13 Nov 1777 Mary Pierce daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  36. 25 Feb 1780 Charles son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  37. 11 May 1782 William son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch. (William was buried 29 April 1783)
  38. 17 Feb 1785 William son of Mr Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  39. 11 Dec 1785 Sarah daughter. of Joseph & Mary Fitch.
  40. 26 Jun 1787 Maria daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  41. 08 Sep 1788 Joannah daughter of Joseph & Mary Fitch.
  42. 15 Oct 1789 Septimus son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  43. 18 Jul 1790 Hephzibah daughter of Joseph & Mary Fitch pauper
  44. 30 Mar 1792 Robert Octavus son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  45. 23 May 1792 William son of William & Hannah Fitch.
  46. 05 Aug 1798 Hannah daughter of William & Mary Fitch.

Burials. 1647-1750

  1. 14 Aug 1647 Mary ffitch wife of John ffitch.
  2. 24 Mar 1650/1 John ffitch.
  3. 31 Jul 1652 William ffitch.
  4. ?? Jan 1655/6 __ ffitch widow. (No first name entered.)
  5. 02 Jun 1659 John ffitch.
  6. 20 Nov 1662 Samuel ffitch.
  7. 11 Mar 1665 Thomas son of Thomas ffitch.
  8. ?? Feb 1669 Mary wife of Thomas ffitch.
  9. ?? ??? 1678 Lidia ffitch aged. (There is a tear in the page after "aged". However, I think it means "ag'ed" meaning "very old", rather than "aged a certain age".)
    There is a gap in the registers from 1680-1700.
  10. 1702 This year many died of a malignant fever.
  11. 21 Dec 1702 Thomas Fitch Founder of the Free School (Fundator Scholae Liberae).
  12. 21 May 1706 Elizabeth Fitch of Finchingfield.
  13. 21 Feb 1707/8 Dorcas Fitch.
  14. 20 Jan 1708/9 "Raduiphus" son of John Fitch (Raduiphus = Ralph)
  15. 17 Aug 1710 "Radulphus" son of John Fitch.
  16. 12 Mar 1713/14 Lydia Fitch.
  17. 23 Feb 1714/15 "Radulphus" Fitch.
  18. 19 Jul 1721 Margaret daughter of Samuel Fitch.
  19. 15 Mar 1722/23 "Radulphus" Fitch.
  20. 12 Jan 1728/29 Ann daughter Of Samuel Fitch.
  21. 12 Feb 1728/29 Elizabeth Fitch widow.
  22. 15 May 1731 Elizabeth Fitch.
  23. 06 Jul 1732 Margaret wife of Samuel Fitch.
  24. 23 Sep 1739 Thomas son of Thomas Fitch.
  25. 14 Oct 1741 Margaret wife of Thomas Fitch.
  26. 21 Jul 1742 Ann Fitch.
  27. 13 Apr 1743 Hannah wife of John Fitch.
  28. 18 Jul 1743 Thomas Fitch.
  29. 18 Sep 1748 John son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  30. 31 Oct 1749 Elizabeth wife of Mr Thomas Fitch
  31. 25 Jan 1756/57 Thomas Fitch Gent.
  32. 01 Feb 1756/57 Thomas Fitch lab.
  33. 22 Oct 1756 Samuel Fitch.
  34. 09 Feb 1757/58 John Fitch.
  35. 26 Sep 1759 Mary daughter of Samuel & Rose Fitch.
  36. 22 Sep 1760 John Fitch.
  37. 21 Oct 1762 Hannah Fitch.
  38. 02 Jan 1766 Esther Fitch widow.
  39. 21 Sep 1770 Elizabeth Fitch widow.
  40. 14 Mar 1772 Charles son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fitch.
  41. 25 May 1778 John son of Samuel & Rose Fitch.
  42. 07 Oct 1781 Elizabeth Fitch.
  43. 29 Apr 1783 William son of Mr. Thomas Fitch.
  44. 14 Oct 1788 Joanna Fitch pauper.
  45. 06 Jun 1795 Rose Fitch widow of the late Samuel Fitch.

Marriages. 1681-1800.

  1. 30 Nov 1703 John Fitch married Hariria Walford.
  2. 24 Apr 1718 William Mead married Sara Fitch.
  3. 25 Oct 1720 Samuel Fitch married Margaret White.
  4. 25 Jul 1737 William Page married Elizabeth Fitch.
  5. 06 Dec 1757 William Hatch of Finchingfield married Grace Fitch of this parish. Witnessed by Elizabeth Fitch, Thomas Bacon.
  6. 25 Jan 1762 Thomas Fitch married Mary Webb both of this parish. Witnessed by Thomas Fitch, John Webb.
  7. 24 Dec 1765 Edward 'Otley married Elizabeth Fitch both of this parish. Witnessed by John Lyndsell, Grace Hatch.
  8. 06 Oct 1768 Thomas Rogers of Shalford married Mary Fitch of this parish. Witnessed by Joseph Blackaller, Thomas Clarke.
  9. 09 Dec 1778 John Pasfield married Kezia Fitch both of this parish. Witnessed by S. X Fryer, Margaret X Fitch.
  10. 04 Dec 1784 Joseph Fitch married Mary X Pasfield banns. Both of this parish.
  11. 09 Nov 1797 William Walford of Lt. Bardfield married Sarah Fitch of this parish. Witnessed by D. Payne, Thomas Fitch, James Walford.

                    X means did not sign their name but made a mark.

Though these records have been transcribed with care, no responsibility in any form can be held for their accuracy or completeness.